Minimal Edition
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Plain packaging, with no drawings.
Perfume: Tale Of Hinoki
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Tale Of Hinoki
Eau de Parfum
Dry hinoki wood and warm leather.
Cool, green and clean like freshly planed wood, then warm and firm.
From 291,600 ₫See the three sizes ›
Temporarily out of stock
Out of stock online for now. Message NOTE to ask when it is back.
*Hinoki is Japanese cypress. This one is for trips that are in no hurry to end.
Wearing Tale Of Hinoki on a Saturday morning
Saturday morning, before the city is up, you button up a khaki shirt that has faded over the years, strap a backpack to the seat of your Cub motorbike and ride out of town.
The first stretch of the trip is lavender and German chamomile. The scent here is cool, dry and herbal, like early air on an empty road, with a faint bitterness from the chamomile.
A while later you reach hinoki, the Japanese cypress. Its wood smells green, clean and dry, like a board that has just been planed and is still cool to the touch. The whole scent is built around it.
On the last leg come tonka bean, a fragrant seed with a nutty smell, and warm vanilla. Together they soften the wood without sweetening it. Leather leaves one firm layer, warm in the hand like the strap of a backpack that has been with you for years.
Tale Of Hinoki is not a sweet scent. The Cub cannot go any faster, and the person riding it has no wish to.
When to wear Tale Of Hinoki
A rainy afternoon at home
Lavender and German chamomile are dry and herbal, for an afternoon you cannot go out.
A day of back-to-back meetings
Clean wood and a little leather. Serious without being heavy.
A gift for a reader
Wood and chamomile for the friend who always has a book on the go.
Pick your size
Temporarily out of stock · 50 ml
Orders are placed in the online shop and delivered within Vietnam. Prices on this page include VAT.
Eau de Parfum · Vietnam cosmetic notification no. 002937/26/CBMP-HCM (Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health)
What's in the bottle
A perfume's notes are listed in three layers. Top is what you meet as soon as you spray, Middle is the body of the scent and grows clearer after a few minutes, and Base is the layer that stays on skin longest.
- Top
- Lavender · German Chamomile
- Middle
- Hinoki (Japanese cypress)
- Base
- Tonka Bean · Vanilla · Leather
On skin, Tale Of Hinoki goes from cool and herbal to green and clean, then warm and firm.
Hinoki (Japanese cypress) sits in the middle and sets the pace for the whole scent. The wood smells green, clean and dry.
German Chamomile is herbal and cool, with a faint bitterness, and goes ahead to clear the way for the wood.
Leather is tough and warm, and makes the last layer firmer.
Two editions of Tale Of Hinoki
Tale Of Hinoki has two kinds of packaging. The scent inside and the price are no different.
Illustrated Edition
arriving soon
The new packaging. The box is iridescent and covered in graffiti-style NOTE lettering, the NOTE logo runs down the front in Tale Of Hinoki's fresh leaf green, and the scent's name sits on a brushstroke of the same green.
Every size comes with a box and a carry bag. The 30 ml and 50 ml bottles add a PVC pouch and two "Style your bottle" sticker sheets drawn for this scent. The 10 ml does not include stickers or the PVC pouch.
The Tale Of Hinoki sheet has the look of brown ink and green watercolor, and it tells the story of a road trip. A Cub is parked in one corner, next to a pair of boots with the laces undone and a backpack with hinoki sprigs tucked in. There is also a stamp marked NOTE and a paper fortune teller, the kind of thing you pack for roads with no phone signal.
The packaging you get
In store or online, you get the packaging that is in stock when you buy. To check which edition is in stock right now, message NOTE before you order.
It started between two seasons
Tale Of Hinoki started with a time of year.
Summer is not quite over and autumn has not quite arrived. The air cools by a degree or two and the light comes in at a different angle. You stop rushing and start to notice things. That in-between moment is the inspiration, and NOTE set out to put its mood in a bottle, with hinoki at its center. The scent is designed by NOTE in Saigon and made in Vietnam.
Try Tale Of Hinoki on your skin
With a wood scent, you only know once it is on your skin. NOTE has three stores in Ho Chi Minh City, and stock at each one changes from day to day. Before you come, message NOTE to find out which store has a Tale Of Hinoki tester, so you do not ride a full loop for nothing.
If you like Tale Of Hinoki
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Her Talisman
Warm and deep, for the evening. Smooth tuberose and faintly bitter chocolate.
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Tale Of Hinoki Reed Diffuser
Same name, its own blend. Hinoki, sandalwood and cedarwood for a room at home.
FAQ
What is hinoki?
Hinoki is Japanese cypress. Its wood smells green and clean, a little like freshly planed wood, and in Japan it is used in temples and bathhouses.
Is Tale Of Hinoki sweet?
No. The tonka bean and vanilla in the last layer soften the wood and do not make the scent sweeter.
Should I get 10, 30 or 50 ml?
If this is your first time with Tale Of Hinoki, start with the 10 ml and wear it for a few weeks. Once you know it suits you, go for the 30 ml or the 50 ml.
How do I wear and store it?
Spray on your wrists, behind your ears or on your neck, 15–20 cm from clean, dry skin. Close the cap after use and keep the bottle somewhere cool and dry, away from direct sunlight.
Where does NOTE deliver?
NOTE delivers within Vietnam, through orders placed in the online shop. If you are visiting Ho Chi Minh City, you can buy a bottle in store and take it home with you.
What is NOTE's return policy?
If your company wants a scent of its own for the lobby, NOTE designs one on request.